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Researchers are using the method of dendrochronology to determine the construction date of the historic Cupola House in Edenton.
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The Minnette C. Duffy Award is the state's highest award for preservation, restoration, or maintenance of grounds related to historic structures. The Bethania Historical Association, Inc. received the 1991 award. Along with fifty surrounding acres, Bethania, founded in 1759, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. To prevent the loss of historic land to development, the association recently added 500 acres of surrounding landscape to its National Register District.
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The Robert E. Stipe Professional Award is the state's highest award given to working professionals demonstrating outstanding commitment to historic preservation as part of their job. Renee Gledhill-Earley, the 1991 recipient, has been the state's environmental review coordinator since 1981. In this capacity she has overseen the review of 11,000 state and federal planning projects and ensured the protection of countless historic structures from demolition or damaging treatment.
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The Stedman Incentive Grant assists non-profit organizations in efforts to save endangered architecturally and historically significant property. The Gates County Historical Society received the 1991 award. The Gates County Courthouse, built in 1836 and used until 1976, was slated for demolition until the society rescued it to reuse it as a library, museum, and cultural center. The society will use the grant to assist in restoration of the courthouse's roof and guttering.
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Charles P. Gaylor, III, a Wayne County native, received the 1991 Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, the state's most prestigious preservation award. A lawyer, Gaylor served on the North Carolina Attorney General's Commission on Preservation Law. His efforts led to saving the 1875 Weil Houses in Goldsboro from demolition. He is a former president of Preservation North Carolina and has served on the Goldsboro Historic District Commission.
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The Gertrude S. Carraway Award for Merit recognizes organizations and individuals demonstrating strong commitment to promotion of historical preservation. Among the twelve winners for 1991 are the Almanac County Historical Properties Commission of Graham, Betty Perry of Raleigh, and James and Josephine Worsley.
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The L. Vincent Lowe, Jr., Award is the highest preservation award given to a state business for promoting protection of architectural resources in the state. When the old Farmers Market in Raleigh moved across town, the Logan Trading Company, a nursery, needed new quarters. The old Seaboard Railway Station, built in 1941-42 and abandoned in 1986, provided the space. The Logan Trading Company received the 1991 award for seeing the advantages in recycling an old structure to meet new business requirements.
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